Mother's Day

Yesterday was my first Mother's Day. And to Josh's credit - he did a wonderful job of making me feel special. Thank you, my love! The day started with a yummy breakfast in bed made by my husband and cleaned up by my husband too. (If you saw the kitchen after he was done, you'd understand why this too was a blessing.) Josh gave me a beautiful card with some money in it to spend on myself as I wished (thank you!). Then I got to go back to bed and snuggle with Josh while Kate took her morning nap. We were all dressed and ready for church but Little Miss Kate did not want to wake up from her blissful sleep - and my rule is NEVER WAKE A SLEEPING BABY! Actually she had not slept well on Saturday night and knowing we had a full afternoon of family events, I decided to let her continue her nap. So we did miss church which saddened me, but once she woke up, Josh took me out to run some errands I needed to do. (Yeah for Target!) I always enjoy running errands with Josh or a friend, so it was special that he gave up time to do some mundane things with me. Then we drove around for a little while looking at some lots of land (we're always looking for that perfect lot to build on someday), and ended our drive at my favorite nursery where I got to pick up my annual herbs for my hanging baskets in the backyard, my tomato plant (are you ready for the competition this year, Dad?) as well as a few flowers for the gardens. I enjoyed every minute of it! We spent a raining afternoon at home while Kate took nap number two. And our day ended with a delicious steak dinner cooked by my dad as we celebrated Mother's Day with my mom, grandmother, and sister-in-law. It was one of those days that was pleasant from start to finish. So thank you, Josh, for all your effort to spend time with me today and make my 1st Mother's Day special. I love you!

A friend sent me this poem that's been circulating on the Internet. So in honor of the day I thought I'd share it with you all. The author is unknown:

Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.

Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests. Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,I never held a sleeping baby

just because I didn't want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache, the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

Happy Mother's Day!